Hooper Taunton Monument in the Churchyard in the Churchyard About 12 Metres South West of Church of St Margaret of Antioch is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 November 1987. Monument.
Hooper Taunton Monument in the Churchyard in the Churchyard About 12 Metres South West of Church of St Margaret of Antioch
- WRENN ID
- waiting-garret-clover
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- South West Wiltshire MP: Dr Andrew Murrison (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 5 November 1987
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- ST 828 467
- Coordinates
- 51.21951, -2.24711
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Hooper Taunton monument is a chest tomb located in the churchyard about 12 metres south-west of the Church of St Margaret of Antioch. It commemorates John Hooper Taunton, who died in 1805. The tomb is made of limestone and features a plinth, two panels on the main sides, fluted pilasters, a plain frieze, and a moulded flat top.
Local climate
Hooper Taunton Monument in the Churchyard in the Churchyard About 12 Metres South West of Church of St Margaret of Antioch receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 60% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 63% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 55% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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